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decrease vs die away

die away vs decrease

decrease is a noun but die away is not a noun.

decrease and die away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
die away No No Yes No
As verbs, die away is a hyponym of decrease; that is, die away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • die away: become less in amount or intensity
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) die away (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) die away (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range become less in amount or intensity
make become smaller
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